Searching for some kind of routine...

Hello again! We've just got back (to reality) last night after a long weekend away visiting family. We had a great time, and it was nice to see all my husband's relatives, however, as always it takes a toll on the baby. She did surprizingly well though! After a 5 hour drive, she was very happy and open to meeting all kinds of new relatives. It was us parents that were exhausted. I never realized just how much stuff you need to pack for a baby when you go away for just the weekend! We had our car packed with a portable high chair, playpen, bag for her food, bag for her toys, bag for her clothes, bags for our stuff etc. etc. etc. Wow! And now that we're home I'm left with the clean up, and the on-going laundry issue we seem to have here. I couldn't even imagine doing all of that with two or three kids! I guess in time I'll experience it, but thank goodness for now I only need to worry about one. Well two if you count my husband..

We also came home to two cats that were miserable at us for leaving them..Even though my mother kindly fed them twice daily while we were away. we found a few lovely presents in our toy room from them..Thank goodness it's a couch that nobody sits on is all I'm going to say..It's hard to be mad at them too when they are already 20 years old. I guess next time my Mom will also have the duty of cleaning the litterbox daily, and hopefully we won't have that problem again. As a stay-at-home mother I've learned if it's not one kind of mess your cleaning up, there's always another!

The trip really threw a curve into my diet plan for January, but I was really impressed with the scales while I was there! It made me wonder if there was something wrong with ours at home..But when I got home last night I weighed myself and to my surprize the number was just as low here! I just don't get it..I spent all fall going to the gym 5 days a week, eating (semi) healthy, and walking almost everyday and I was 132lbs. Now that it's January, after I lost my cabbage soup diet weight, I haven't exercised at all and I'm 122lbs! It's all so confusing..I do start my strollersize this week, twice, and started my pilates class last week so we'll see what that brings..3 weeks to my sister's wedding, and the plan is to do the Cabbage Soup Diet the week before..I'm hoping to be 115 which is my pre-baby weight.

So now we're just trying to get some kind of routine going again. This morning we had swimming lessons, then a nap and now lunch. I'm hoping this afternoon to do some grocery shopping and other arrands. And hoping and praying for an early night for my baby. Her sleep schedule has gone out the window so now it's time to do dammage control. Ughh. Wish me luck!